I am reborn and refuse to be a sickly rich woman

Chapter 377 Father-in-law, I like your daughter and her. (6k subscription required!)

An Nuannuan's father also came back.

Ever since Xu Musen showed up, the old father also felt a sense of tension as if there was a yellow-haired man riding a ghost fire parked downstairs of his building, staring at his cabbages all the time.

However, at this point, the matter has already been resolved, and as an old father, he can only make amends to his daughter with a guilty conscience.

Xu Musen took the prepared clothes and gave them to grandparents and his daughter. He also thoughtfully bought a pair of soft leather shoes for his father-in-law.

This way he will be softer when he kicks me next time.

Although they don’t need these things at all, the elders’ favorite thing is the thoughtful gift.

What's more, Xu Musen is now their grandson-in-law in their eyes.

The gift prepared for An Nannan is a festive red cotton jacket with fluffy white mink fur. The red and white color scheme is very pretty and full of traditional Chinese style elements, just like the little lolita who walked out of a martial arts cartoon.

"Grandpa and grandma, does this look good on me?"

An Nannan put on the clothes she liked directly. She tied her hair into two buns, had red lips and white teeth, and the same big watery eyes as her sister. She jumped out and put her hands on her waist to show off her new clothes.

"So lovely."

The grandmother gently touched her granddaughter's head with a loving look on her face: "Did you thank your brother?"

An Nannan looked up at Xu Musen and snorted proudly, "Isn't it natural for him to buy clothes for me? He even gave me a red envelope during the Chinese New Year."

But the little girl's mouth corners were already bent so much that they couldn't be retracted.

Since my mother left, my father has not been at home all year round, so it is inevitable that my grandparents’ perspective seems a bit “old-fashioned” now.

My sister doesn’t care what she wears at all.

So it has been a long time since anyone has bought her clothes with special care...

"You girl..." Grandma pinched her granddaughter's face.

"As long as Nannan likes it." Xu Musen also smiled generously. Who would argue with his sister-in-law? Besides, the clothes really looked good on this little girl.

I guess Nuan Nuan was also this cute when she was little...

It’s a pity that we only met briefly before. It would have been great if Nuannuan and I were childhood sweethearts.

Xu Musen felt a little regretful.

An Nannan's cheeks were slightly red. Looking at Xu Musen's gentle and slightly regretful expression, she pouted her round little mouth slightly, but in the end she was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

On the contrary, An Shanhai, who was watching this happy scene silently from the side, felt as if he was an outsider.

I didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

eat.

"Mu Sen, I have also seen the development of your company this year. It is very good. I have traveled to so many cities on business. Basically, your milk tea shops have joined in all the first-tier cities. In addition, the takeaway business you are doing has a good prospect. It will be a big trend in the future."

At the dinner table, An Shanhai took the initiative to talk about work with Xu Musen.

"It's also luck, and with everyone's help, it wouldn't have been so smooth otherwise." Xu Musen responded modestly.

In fact, this is true. These things developed so well, largely due to help from many aspects, including Liu Rushuang's funds, the connections of the sisters Zhu Yulan and Zhu Xianglan, and the political resources of the An family.

In this era, it is almost impossible for a person to start from scratch, and those bigwigs basically have noble people supporting them.

"That's something you can handle. If you have the ability, you will succeed sooner or later. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. It's enough to make as much money as you can as long as it's enough for your living. You and Nuannuan are still young, so you should cherish your life."

An Shanhai said this earnestly.

Grandma also smiled and said, "Yes, another year has passed in the blink of an eye. We are another year older. We really have to count the days by looking at the calendar. The most important thing for you young people is to live a good life."

"I think life is pretty good now. We have good food and warm clothes, and our children are all around us. What else do we, as old people, want?"

The old man raised his glass and smiled heartily: "Come on, it's Chinese New Year soon, let's have a drink together first!"

"cheers!"

Xu Musen raised his glass with a smile, and An Nannan also smiled and raised her glass of juice to join in the fun.

It really feels like eating New Year’s Eve dinner.

But An Nuannuan was a little absent-minded while eating this meal. After all, today's meal was about something important.

She looked at Xu Musen quietly.

Xu Musen was not in a hurry. He added more dishes to everyone's plate and chatted about what had happened in the past year.

Really, he should be the one who is nervous, why does it feel like she is the one who is nervous?

"Sister, do you have no appetite today?" Nannan came close to her sister and specially picked up a piece of meat for her.

"I'm not very hungry today, you can eat first."

An Nuannuan touched her stomach. It felt a little sweet and greasy because she had just eaten a string of candied haws.

Just this scene made grandma look at it thoughtfully.

"Cough cough."

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting tense, Xu Musen gave a dry cough and prepared to get into the most important topic of the day.

"Grandpa, grandma, uncle, I want to tell you something."

Everyone looked over.

An Nuannuan now lowered her head to eat, but her white and tender earlobes turned slightly red.

Grandma looked at her eldest granddaughter's belly, then looked at Xu Musen, but didn't say anything directly.

"Nuannuan and I have been together for two years. After the Chinese New Year, I will be 20 years old. I was thinking whether I could let Nuannuan go home with me to meet my parents formally during the Chinese New Year this year."

Xu Musen spoke slowly, and as soon as he said this, the atmosphere at the table actually became somewhat formal.

Especially An Shanhai, his heart skipped a beat at this moment!
It's bad! This yellow-haired guy is finally ready to do it for real!

"Grandpa, grandma, Uncle An, Nuannuan and I have been together for so long, and have lived together for so long. I am very grateful for your trust and understanding, but we are already twenty years old after all. Although we are not yet of legal age to get a marriage certificate, I also want to give Nuannuan the best explanation at this stage."

Xu Musen paused slightly, reached out and gently grasped An Nuannuan's small hand, looking at An Nuannuan with gentle but firm eyes.

"I want to get engaged to Nuannuan."

There was no negotiating tone in Xu Musen's words. The details of the engagement could be discussed, but Xu Musen's desire to get engaged at this moment would not change because of anything.

"Snapped…"

The old father An Shanhai couldn't hold the chopsticks firmly and they fell on the table.

After a second or two of silence at the table, grandma was the first to speak. She looked at her granddaughter and future grandson-in-law with a meaningful and complicated look.

Although I have thought about this day a long time ago, when I really bring these things to the table, I still feel a little sad that time has passed too quickly.

"Child, was this matter proposed by your family or did you decide it yourself?" Grandma asked in a still kind tone.

"I haven't officially told my family about my engagement, but my parents have been preparing for it. They like Nuan Nuan very much and they support me unconditionally.

Moreover, this is not a decision I made alone, but a decision made with Nuannuan, and we hope to gain your approval.”

Xu Musen grabbed An Nuannuan's little hand. The girl's ears were red at this moment, but listening to Xu Musen's firm tone, she felt much more disgusted than the candied haws she had eaten today.

She also slowly raised her head. Although she was a little shy and nervous, her big eyes looked at Xu Musen without moving away, and the two of them held their hands tighter and tighter.

Ugh……

An Shanhai and the old man sighed in their hearts. Let alone getting engaged, it was already clear that the husband and wife were in harmony.

The lush cabbages that I have been growing at home for almost twenty years are about to be taken away by this bad boy, along with the pots.

But they were still very satisfied with Xu Musen's answer.

Engagement is different from dating, it is a matter between two families.

Although the two families have already met once and have a good impression of each other, as the woman, there is still more to consider when it comes to engagement.

On the one hand, they hope that their daughter can be recognized and liked by the other party's whole family. On the other hand, they don't want their daughter to be completely led by others, otherwise, if her character is too soft, she will easily be bullied.

Xu Musen’s answer was very good, expressing his family’s attention and recognition of this matter.

On the other hand, this was also a decision made by Xu Musen and An Nuannuan together, and it was also a respect for Nuannuan.

Looking at her eldest granddaughter's shy expression without any objection, the grandmother sighed in her heart, and then she was filled with relief.

"Girls should get married when they grow up. This is a good thing. We are all old and we will be satisfied as long as you live a good life. You should have a good talk with Nuan Nuan's father about this matter."

Grandma smiled kindly. She was old and it was not her business to care about this matter. Seeing her son An Shanhai's face turning blue from holding his anger, she felt a little gloating.

He was allowed to run away for so many years and he didn't come home often.

Now he knows how to worry about his precious daughter.

An Shanhai rearranged the chopsticks and calmed down. He had always been very satisfied with Xu Musen, his future son-in-law.

But he also understood some problems and needed to have a good discussion with this little yellow-haired boy.

"Let's eat first. After dinner, I brought a pack of good tea. Let's go to my study and have some tea later."

An Shanhai spoke in a steady tone.

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Xu Musen agreed with a smile. After dinner.

An Shanhai went to the study to make tea.

But seeing his silence, Xu Musen seriously suspected that he had gone to the room to sharpen his knife.

An Nuannuan shook Xu Musen's hand and asked in a low voice: "What do you want to say to my father?"

"I'll tell him whatever he asks."

"I always feel like Dad is a little unhappy..."

Xu Musen smiled and rubbed her head: "The cabbages that I have worked so hard to grow for so many years have been taken away by someone else. If it were me, I would have prepared a kitchen knife to chop off the other person's legs."

"No way, you're talking nonsense."

An Nuannuan's face was red, but her grandparents' attitudes today were obviously in agreement, which made her very happy.

"Okay, I'm going to go have some tea with my future father-in-law first, you go chat with your grandparents."

Xu Musen pinched her cheek and came to the door of the study.

"Dong dong."

"Enter."

"Hello, uncle."

"sit down."

An Shanhai had already made tea and waved to Xu Musen.

After Xu Musen sat down, neither of them looked at each other. They just drank tea one cup after another. After Xu Musen drank a cup, he poured a cup, and he never stopped.

After drinking five or six cups of tea, Xu Musen finally couldn't help but say, "Uncle, I really can't drink any more."

"You can't drink it, but you still say so."

It was unclear whether An Shanhai's tone was a lesson or a joke. In any case, when he looked at Xu Musen at this moment, he felt an oppressive feeling as if he was being scrutinized by a superior.

Xu Musen put down his teacup and looked at his future father-in-law. He took a deep breath and said, "Uncle, I want to confess to you that besides Nuannuan, I have another girl to take care of."

Xu Musen's words instantly cooled the temperature in the room by several degrees.

An Shanhai looked at him, his emotions still stable. After drinking half a cup of tea, he spoke: "Is it the little girl named Yao Mingyue?"

"Yes."

Xu Musen nodded, not flinching at all in the face of his sharp gaze.

"You are so brave! Do you know what you are saying to me now?"

An Shanhai chuckled and slammed the teacup in his hand on the table, splashing tea onto Xu Musen's face.

"I know."

Xu Musen nodded: "Uncle, I believe you should have felt this a long time ago."

An Shanhai knew it, but when it was pointed out, his face was still frighteningly ugly: "You were in love before, you could do whatever you wanted, and I accepted that my daughter suffered a little. It's my fault for not fulfilling my responsibilities as a father. But since you said you want to get engaged to Nuannuan, it means that you have to face a brand new life with responsibilities and shackles. I can't follow my daughter for the rest of her life, but I will try my best to help her choose a suitable person to accompany her for the rest of her life. This is the responsibility I must fulfill as a father!"

As An Shanhai spoke, he refilled the two cups of tea in front of him and placed them in front of Xu Musen, one on the left and one on the right.

"You must make a decision on this matter. Is it her or my daughter?"

Both cups of tea were steaming hot, and Xu Musen sat in the middle, as if he was being judged.

Xu Musen looked at the two cups of tea in front of him and could see his own reflection in the tea.

"This choice is not for me to make, and I shouldn't make it."

Xu Musen shook his head: "Uncle, I know how you feel now. I don't want to argue with you about what happened between me and her, because no matter how hard and helpless it is, these things are all caused by me. If you want to blame someone, then blame me alone."

Xu Musen's tone was calm yet resolute.

An Shanhai looked into his eyes, his eyes like arrows: "Whether you are a young romantic or childhood sweethearts, I don't want to ask about your past, but what are you going to do in the future? Do you want Nuannuan to watch you two get entangled? Nuannuan is not stupid, she just doesn't say anything, but not saying anything doesn't mean she is not wronged, nor does it mean you can bully her without limit!"

Of course Nuan Nuan is not stupid...

Xu Musen has always known that this naive little girl was sent by God to save him.

"I know, I never thought of bullying her, and I will never bully her. I have confessed all these things to Nuannuan. I know that what I said is a jerk and selfish, but I don't want to hide it from any of you.

This is not a problem between me and Nuannuan, but a problem that has not been solved until now. This is my problem alone."

Xu Musen did not evade any responsibility nor did he make any excuses for himself.

The anger in An Shanhai's chest seemed to have no way out. He gritted his teeth and said, "Let me ask you, you and Nuannuan are suddenly getting engaged, is it because you want to give Nuannuan a so-called identity to make up for her?"

Xu Musen immediately shook his head: "Absolutely not. I want to get engaged to Nuannuan. We have had this idea for a long time. The situation around me is a bit complicated now, but I will never let anything affect any progress between me and Nuannuan. Nuannuan will always be the only option for me. I can assure you of this."

An Shanhai opened his mouth. The yellow-haired man in front of him had an abominable face, but his words were actually somewhat touching?

Suddenly I felt the broken window effect that Brother Xun talked about.

This scumbag's bottom line has been lowered to the lowest level, and a little bit of warmth gives people the feeling that he is a prodigal son who has returned.

If you want to suddenly explain why good girls all fall in love with bad guys, this is the reason.

"Then what are you going to do? Are the three of you going to spend your whole lives in this unclear relationship? Even if others don't say anything, can you really achieve a balance between you? Do you really have the time to wait until all these things are dealt with? Matters like love may take a lifetime to explain clearly. I hope you understand."

An Shanhai sighed. He really admired the young man Xu Musen. He also knew how much more laughter and joy his family had brought every day after his appearance.

But all this is still based on the premise that my daughter can truly be happy.

"I understand. Of course I understand that even in a lifetime you may not be able to see things clearly. But... I think I see things clearly in this lifetime."

Xu Musen suddenly smiled at this moment, his eyes became deep, as if countless years had passed by, he saw the sister Mingyue who used to follow him and call him brother Musen, he also saw the proud girl who went abroad alone for treatment and survived a near-death experience, he also saw the bride Yao Mingyue who was entering the marriage hall with him...

He also seemed to see the little girl in his previous life who couldn't forget a piece of cake, the wheelchair girl who pretended to be silly and cute in order to "encounter" him, and the "sinister Nuan Nuan" who had been waiting for him for many years but didn't dare to show up in person and only helped him silently behind his back...

In short, I missed too many things in my previous life, and I have eliminated all the wrong options in my previous life.

Now, Xu Musen holds the answer.

The real answer.

He looked at An Shanhai, his eyes becoming more determined: "Uncle, whether it's her or Nuannuan, they have waited for me for too long. This time I won't let them wait, especially Nuannuan. I owe her the most, not because of others, but because of the blind self I once was.

I will give her an answer, and give me an answer, an answer we have both been waiting for for a long, long time.

Uncle, I don't want to explain anything, nor do I want to defend myself. If one day in the future, I really let Nuannuan down, you don't need to punish me, I won't let myself go, please believe me once."

After Xu Musen finished speaking, he picked up the two cups of still hot tea in front of him, one on the left and one on the right, and drank them all at the same time, looking at An Shanhai with slightly red eyes.

An Shanhai looked at him silently for a long time, and finally slammed the table.

"Forget it, forget it...Nuan Nuan, this silly girl..."

"I'll see how you solve it. If you make Nuannuan unhappy, you..."

"Hey, go away. If you don't leave this room, she will probably be more anxious than anyone else. This silly girl... Alas."

An Shanhai sighed repeatedly. It was just engagement, not marriage yet. His daughter would not completely jump into the fire pit of this yellow-haired guy.

This was the only way he could comfort himself.

"Thank you, uncle."

Xu Musen stood up, bowed, and then slowly walked out of the room.

An Shanhai sat alone in the study for a long time. He opened the drawer and found a medical record inside.

"Patient: Yao Mingyue, born with a defective heart, the chance of surgery is less than 50%, the risk is extremely high..."

In fact, the last time Yao Mingyue sacrificed herself to block the car and saved An Nuannuan and Xu Musen, she was sent to the hospital for a full-body examination.

An Shanhai used his connections to get the information, and he had already guessed why Xu Musen said he couldn't let go of this girl.

Not only the feelings, but also the body...

They are all fathers, they all have daughters, and their daughters have all suffered from serious illnesses. An Shanhai feels very sympathetic towards this girl named Yao Mingyue.

But some things don't translate that way.

Everyone is selfish, and An Shanhai is no exception. For the sake of his daughter, what does the life or death of others matter to him?

He also thought that Xu Musen would use these things to explain. After all, Yao Mingyue had this disease, and after all, she had sacrificed herself to block a car and save An Nuannuan.

These reasons may also force them to accept some of them.

But Xu Musen didn't do that. Instead, he took all the responsibility on himself.

This is the real reason why An Shanhai made concessions.

Xu Musen is undoubtedly a scumbag, but we have to admit that he is also the most loyal person in love.

A real man takes all the responsibilities on his shoulders.

An Shanhai looked at the medical records and could only sigh deeply.

"Silly daughter, should I say you chose the right person or the wrong person..."

(End of this chapter)